Sales-book.



E. K. BOTTLE.

v SALES BOOK. APPLIGATION' TILED 110122, 1911.

Patented 0013.29, 1912.-

WITNESSES UNITED STATES i igiiniv'r orrion.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, 01? TORONTO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF CANADA.

. SALES-BOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed'November 22, 1911. Serial No. 661,707.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD :KIRBY' with regard to certain more specific features thereof, to manifolding sales books particularly adapted for'ca-f or restaurant use.

One of the Jabjects of this invention is to provide an improved sales book of the above charactcrpermitting simultaneous use of a plurality of liv'e checks. 7

Another object is to provide a simple and practical book of the above character per-v mitting of ready manipulation.

Another object is to provide an improved form of continuously folded pad.

A further object is to provide a self-contained device of the above character which will be durable in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application ofwhich will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown one of various possible embodiments of this invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the book in operative position; Fig. 2 IS a central transverse sectional view of the a .book; and Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the book taken in closed posit-ion.

Similar reference characters refer to simi lar parts throughout the difierent views of the drawings.

Referring nowto the accompanying drawing, particularly Fig. 1, there is shown at 1 a pad holder forming a rear cover upon which is removably mounted a pad 2. This pad 2 comprises a continuously folded web forming a plurality of original and duplicate leaves 3 and 4, respectively, each original .leafbeing carbonized on the back, as denoted by theheavy line .5, throughout the greater portion of its area. The pad is mounted or secured at one end to a loose back 6 adapted to be inserted in a pocket 7 in the cover 1 as shown in Fig. 3'. This back, which is preferably made of heavy paper, extends upwardly over one end of the pad and thence inwardly to lie beneath the upper set of leaves as indicated at 8, thereby providing a firm back when recording the transaction and also preventing the transaction from being reproduced upon the lower sets of leaves. I

Directly connected with the side and end edges of the pad are a plurality of relatively narrow strips 9 pasted to the edges of the sets of leaves for holding the leaves in normally connected and superimposed relation and preventing the pad from streaming or becoming unfolded when in use. As this strip contacts with only a small portion of the actual edge of each leaf, it will be seen that the leaf may be easily and quickly seized and detached.

A plurality of flaps 10 and 11 are flexibly connected with the cover 1, the latter flap acting as an upper cover for the book when in closed position as shown in Fig. 3. The flap 10 is provided on both ides, at its upper and lower edges, with poc ets 12. Similar pockets are also applied to the inside of the cover or flap 11. Each set of pockets is adapted to receive and hold a set of leaves when detached from the pad. As each set of leaves is provided with manifolding means, further entries upon these slips may be made from time to time as desired.

The book may be conveniently used in substantially the following manner: A waiter in a caf, for example, after inserting his own number and the table number in the ceives an order for the first course from the guest heis serving and enters the same at the top of the original leaf upon the pad. If he is subsequently required to wait upon a second guest, he removes the top' set of leaves by pulling the original upwardly and thence forwardly, and detaches the complete set from the pad along perforated lines 13 at the end of each leaf. He then inserts this set of leaves in the pockets provided on one side of one of the flaps. He i then ready, after replacing the protector beneath the top set of leaves, to receive orders from Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

"places provided as indicated in Fig. 1, re-

the second guest, as well as to make further entries on the first set of leaves detached. If he is required to wait on more than two guests at'the same time he detaches the sec- 0nd set of leaves and inserts them in the pockets upon another flap. In this manner itis seen that with the embodimentherein shown he can Wait upon four parties, at the same time keeping four live or active checks 1o simultaneously in use. When the guest calls for his check, the proper set is removed from the pocket or pad as necessary, the original and duplicate leaves are separated and the guest presented with one, while the other is retained by the waiter or disposed of according to the rules of the cafe. It is thus seen that this invention provides a simple and practical waiters check book adapted-to accomplish, among others, all of the objects and advantages above'set forth.

:5 the scope thereof, it is As many changes could be made in the =above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of fins invention could be made without departing from matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l i

l. Ina manifolding sales book, in combination, a pad having a continuously folded ggoweb, and means directly connected with a side edge thereof adapted to prevent the pad from becoming unfolded yet permit the leaves to be detached without mutilation.

2. In a manifolding sales book, in combi- 0 nation, a holder adapted to retain a pad-of eeive and hold the edges 5o bination, a pad having a continuously folded web, and means binding the edges of the leaves of said pad to each other at a plurality of places adapted to prevent said pad from becoming unfolded yet permit the is leaves to be detached without mutilation.

4. In a manifolding sales nation, alpad having a lurality of sets of original and duplicate eaves, manifolding means connected with each set, and a relabook, in combiso tively narrow strip pasted to the edges of c said leaves for holding the same in normally adjacent ositiom 5, In a mani olding sales book, in-co nbination, a ,pad having a continuously folded web forming a plurality of sets of original "members directly connected inaended that all of flaps connected, with said pad holder, and

desired.

insane? the out nation, a pad having a continuously folded web forming a plurality of sets of original and duplicate leaves, a back for said pad, a continuation of said back adaptedto be inserted beneath the upper set of leaves to prevent duplicating on a lower set, and with the leaves along one edge of said pad 7. In a nianifolding sales book, in combination, a pad having a continuously folded web forming a plurality of sets of original and duplicate leaves, a back for said pad, a continuation of said back adapted to be in sorted beneath the upper-"set of leaves to prevent duplicating on a lower set, a manifolding means associated with said pad, and means directly connected with the leaves along one edge of said pad pad from becoming unfolded.

was a to prevent the 8. in a manifolding sales book, in combination, a paol'having a continuously folded web forming a plurality of sets of original and duplicate leaves, a back for said pad, a continuation of said" back adapted to be inserted beneath the upper set of leaves to prevent duplicat mg on a lower set, the back of each original leaf being carbonized, means directly connected with the leaves along one edge of said pad to prevent the pad from becoming unfolded.

9. In a manifolding sales book, in combination, a pad holder, a pad comprising a plurality of sets of original and duplicate leaves mounted thereon, the back of each original leaf being carbonized, a plurality pockets in saidfiaps adapt-ed to receive sets of leaves when detached from said pad, the carbonized bfiCliS permitting further entries after the sets of leaves-have been detached. 10. In a manifolding sales boob, comhi- I1&tiOE., & pad holder, a double face flap connected thercwithyand pockets on both sides of said flap and directly connected therewith ada ted to receive the edges of detached sets of caves, whereby furtherentries may be made upon the detached sets of leaves as 11. In a manifolding sales boolt, in combination, a pad holder, a continuously folded web mounted thereon, means securing the edges of said pad together to prevent streamsing, a plurality. of flaps flexibly connected with said pad holder, and ockets in the upper'and lower edges of-saio flaps adapted to-receive detachedsets of leaves from said pad, each set of leaves having manifolding means associated therewith whereb further entries may be made on each set a ter being detached from the pad.

12. In a manifolding sales book, in combi nation, a pad holder, a continuously folded Web comprising a plurality of sets of original and duplicate leaves removably mounted on said holder, means adapted to be interposed beneath the top set of leaveseto prevent duplicating on the lower'sets, manifolding means associated with each set of leaves, a plurality of flaps connected with" said pad holder, and pockets in-said flaps for receiving detached sets of leaves from said pad W reby further entries may be i made thereon, one of said flaps adapted to act as a cover for said book.

of the edge of the pad.

14. In a manifolding sales book, in ,combination, a continuous pad, and a member engagm v the si e edge of the pad.

15. In am'anifoldmg sales book, in comb1 and adhering to the outer surface and adhering to the outer surface of nation, a continuous pad,. and a member s engaging and adherin to the outer surface of a plurality of the e ges of the pad.

' In testimonywhereof I afiix my signature,

in the presence of two Witnesses.-

- EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE. Witnesses:

. A. L. GENTHNER,

:PmLIP LAPBLA.

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7 Washington, JLC. 

